Amendments 11-27 Chapter 4 Section 3. Amendments Video

Amendments 11-Amendments 11-2727

Chapter 4 Section 3Chapter 4 Section 3

Amendments VideoAmendments Video

1111thth Amendment Amendment

Limits suits against statesLimits suits against statesPeople in different states or People in different states or foreign countries can’t sue foreign countries can’t sue a state in federal courta state in federal court

1212thth Amendment Amendment

Procedure for electing President Procedure for electing President and Vice Presidentand Vice President Electors meet in their state capitals to Electors meet in their state capitals to

vote on different ballots for President and vote on different ballots for President and Vice PresidentVice President

If no candidate receives a majority of If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes Congress decides the electoral votes Congress decides the winnerwinner House of Reps decides PresidentHouse of Reps decides President Senate decides Vice PresidentSenate decides Vice President

1313thth Amendment Amendment

Abolished SlaveryAbolished Slavery

Reconstruction AmendmentReconstruction Amendment

1414thth Amendment Amendment

Defines citizenshipDefines citizenshipAnyone born or naturalized in Anyone born or naturalized in the US (regardless of race, the US (regardless of race, religion, etc) is a citizen and has religion, etc) is a citizen and has rightsrights

No state can deny citizenshipNo state can deny citizenship

Reconstruction AmendmentReconstruction Amendment

1515thth Amendment Amendment

African Americans receive African Americans receive the right to votethe right to vote

Reconstruction AmendmentReconstruction Amendment

1616thth Amendment Amendment

Congress can collect income Congress can collect income taxestaxes

1717thth Amendment Amendment

People directly vote for People directly vote for SenatorsSenatorsPrior to this people only Prior to this people only votes for Representatives in votes for Representatives in House of Reps– not House of Reps– not Senators as wellSenators as well

1818thth Amendment Amendment

Prohibits the manufacture, Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or consumption of sale, or consumption of alcoholalcohol

1919thth Amendment Amendment

Women receive the right to Women receive the right to votevote

School House Rock School House Rock SuffrageSuffrage

2020thth Amendment Amendment

Term LimitsTerm LimitsTerm ends/begins at noon on Term ends/begins at noon on January 20th for President and January 20th for President and Vice PresidentVice President

Term ends/begins at noon on Term ends/begins at noon on January 3rd for CongressmenJanuary 3rd for Congressmen

Congress must meet on January Congress must meet on January 33rdrd

2121stst Amendment Amendment

Repealed the 18Repealed the 18thth AmendmentAmendment

Now legal to manufacture, Now legal to manufacture, sale, and consume alcoholsale, and consume alcohol

2222ndnd Amendment Amendment

Term LimitsTerm LimitsPresident may only serve 2 President may only serve 2 termsterms

Can serve 10 years if Can serve 10 years if served as President from served as President from being a VPbeing a VP

2323rdrd Amendment Amendment

Washington DC gets the right Washington DC gets the right to voteto vote

2424thth Amendment Amendment

Can not keep citizens from Can not keep citizens from voting by using taxes (poll voting by using taxes (poll tax)tax)

2525thth Amendment Amendment

If President dies or leaves If President dies or leaves office the Vice President office the Vice President becomes Presidentbecomes President

The new President (old VP) The new President (old VP) picks the new Vice Presidentpicks the new Vice President

2626thth Amendment Amendment

Lowered the voting age to 18Lowered the voting age to 18

2727thth Amendment Amendment

When Congress votes to When Congress votes to increase salaries, it will start increase salaries, it will start at the beginning of the next at the beginning of the next termterm